Your Day in Pop Culture (Friday, May 31, 2013)

This Day in Pop Culture History
1790: The United States enacts the Copyright Act of 1790. We realize the irony in celebrating the first copyright act on the Internet. Go back to your Napstering.
1929: The Karnival Kid, the Mickey Mouse cartoon where he talks, is released. Please go watch it. It's fantastic. The Mickey Mouse that most people know now is the corporate version. He spanks a hot dog in this short.

Famous People Have Birthdays Too
1819: Walt Whitman, poet and not responsible for those boxes of chocolate.
1930: Clint Eastwood, actor and director (Rawhide, Man With No Name series, Dirty Harry films, Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Mystic River)
1934: Jim Hutton, father of Timothy Hutton and actor (Ellery Queen, The Green Berets)
1938: Peter Yarrow, singer (Peter, Paul and Mary)
1943: Joe Namath, former NFL QB, wanted to kiss Suzy Kolber
1948: John Bonham, drummer (Led Zeppelin)
1949: Tom Berenger, actor (Major League, Platoon, Hatfields and McCoys)
1960: Chris Elliott, comedian (Saturday Night Live, Get a Life, There's Something About Mary)
1961: Lea Thompson, actress (Back to the Future, Caroline in the City, Red Dawn)
1964: Darryl McDaniels, rapper (Run-D.M.C.)
1965: Brooke Shields, actress (Blue Lagoon, Suddenly Susan)
1976: Colin Farrell, actor (Phone Booth, Miami Vice, Seven Psychopaths)

Who's On What Tonight: Your Guide to Late-Night TV
CONAN: REPEAT
LETTERMAN: REPEAT
KIMMEL: REPEAT
LENO: REPEAT
FALLON: REPEAT
FERGUSON: D-lister Kathy Griffin, music group Bad Rabbits

In Theaters This Weekend
Now You See Me: Anyone else curious to see what the secret of Now You See Me is? Is it real magic? Great illusions? Morgan Freeman sneaking penguins in?
The East: Brit Marling in her biggest film yet. She's going to be a star, so jump on the bandwagon now.
The Kings of Summer: This indie flick has been getting some interesting buzz. Hard to go wrong with both Alison and Nick Offerman.
After Earth: THIS MOVIE IS DIRECTED BY M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN. The studio is doing everything possible to make sure you don't know that it is, but this is your warning.